(the original idea came fromAndiwho suggested top ten books I wish had more kissing which I thought
could be fun but also realize it might not be everyone's thing! Could also be
top ten books I wish had more diversity in them or top ten books I wish had
less violence in them or less romance focus in them or top ten books I wish had
more dragons in them. IDK! Have some fun with this one!) - Broke and Bookish

This topic asks us to get honest with the things we do or don’t respect. Like the things we
most appreciate about certain books. Today, we’ve been tasked with documenting
these things. Talk about pressure. There are things I know I dislike in books
but finding ten was a task that wasn’t clicking into place. Since I have too
many books that I could gush about featuring things I love, I decided to go a
different route. (Though, of course, now, when it's too late, I'm thinking, "Ooo, I wish I'd done...")

Since it felt like too much work to rework this list differently (and since I already upped my list at the eleventh hour - because that's normal right!?), I’ve got nine things I could do with MORE or less of in the fictional realms known as
books, novels, tomes, fiction and all around enchanted worlds that carry us
away. (If there is one thing I can say, it's that I'm consistent, so my apologies if this all comes across as a "rinse, wash and repeat" cycle of another post.)

1. Armchair Adventures | I'm sure there are tons of books that "travel" out there, but the genres I like don't indulge in a great deal of adventur-ing. So I'd love to know, what "armchair adventures" do you most recommend? (More, please!)

2. Book Nerds | Thinking we need many more characters like Harriet Manners (Geek Girl) or Felicity (Arrow). (More, please!)

3. The Feminist* | Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mind a strong
heroine who is kick-butt awesome (case in point, let’s have a look at some of
my favorites: Black Widow, Wanda Maxinoff, Lizzy Bennet - in PPZ), but the female characters I most
admire are those who know how to take care of themselves, but also know when to
let a man help and be the gentleman. (*Less!)

*Unless the writer is willing to show the character able to compromise, and appreciate both strengths.

4. Friendships | Again, I know there are lots of amazing books out there with great friendships, but reading Lorie Langdon and Carey Corp's "Doon" series made me want to find more "good" friendship books. Recommendations!? (More, please!)

5. The Interruption | Ah, yes. THIS. We are all familiar with
this ploy. This has been used time and again, not only in books, but TV too. We
all know it. It’s the I-Need-To-Tell-You-Something-Really-Important ploy only a
knock at the door, or a child, or a phone call or the character themselves
prevents it. (Less!)

7. The Love Triangle | I’ve talked of this time and again,
so I’ll try to keep my thoughts on this concise. When done well, I don’t mind
this element. In fact, if it’s the kind of love story that has the “fought
over” character decided in their choice, I don’t mind it in the least. It’s the
back-and-forth, do-I-or-don’t-I love him/her characters that annoy most. (Less!)

8. Small Town Girl (Returns) | If done right, this can be charming - and don't mistake me, I like the plot fine, but by and large, it's a ploy that, in my opinion, is overused. (Maybe I feel this way because I've grown up in a small town.) The city doesn't have to be bad... (Less!)

9. Unconditional Love | I've (apparently) got Beauty and the Beast on my mind because I'd love to see the kind of romances portrayed in a story such as this. And you know, HEA fairy tales in general too! (More, please!)

That’s an end to today’s Top Ten Tuesday. I’m interested in
knowing, what are some plot twists or ploys you want to see more or less of? Why
do you like or dislike them? Can you share any good or bad examples of books that deal in some of the things I've talked about?

Share ALL THE THOUGHTS down below. What’d you
feature today? Leave those Top Ten Tuesday links because I’d love to visit your
book haven.

Cool. Thanks so much, Lindsey. I'm looking forward to checking out your list too! :) *high five* YAY for book nerd characters and friendships. Many armchair adventures (how else are we to see the world, right!?) and libraries! I adore the "unconditional love" theme in BATB, so seeing it in more books would be incredible. :)

#LoveTrianglesBeGone (This can be a thing, right!?)

Thanks, as always, for making Finding Wonderland a Top Ten Tuesday stop.

Love this list - I agree with everything you said, especially about those ever-frustrating interruptions! I wish I could think of a recommendation or two, but I guess it's still too early for that (for me, ha).

Thanks! I had lots of fun with this one. In some ways I wish I'd put a more "focused" spin (i.e., "ten things I loved about X book"), but in the end, this was still fun. Unless really well done, love triangles are, well, passed their expiration! ;) (My primary reason saying this is the girl is usually so WISHY-WASHY. Were it not for that, I could deal.)

I agree that there needs to be less love triangles, since a lot of them are just thrown together.:P We all know who is the distraction in a lot of the stories.;) And, I agree that returning to a small town doesn't have to be a sign of disgrace or a last ditch effort.;)

They do, don't they!? If it's done well, I can "deal." But most the time insta-love is FAR too immature. Although someone the other day mentioned they don't always see it as "insta" because it's teens, and often high schoolers think their relationship is "forever." I can see this point, but also wish it were less in the bookish world. :)

Thus is a great list, Rissi! I'm right there with you on love triangles. I've come across some great ones, but others. . . Not so much. I could do with less insta-love. And I also am a bit tired of the long drawn out mis-understandings, one right after the other. Talk to each other already!

Hey Rissi *waves* Been quite a while since I stopped by :( I haven't done any TTTs of late (I blame college but I've also been working on a lot of blog stuff!) but I love this list here :) I'd recommend The Raven Boys if you wanna see wonderful friendships <3 Lovely images as usual Rissi!

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